PRESOLICITATION NOTICE - Sunland Park Levee Repairs v2.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section, located in El Paso, Texas intends to issue solicitation 191BWC22R0002, to complete repairs to the Sunland Park Levee. THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING PROCURED AS FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All qualified businesses are invited to submit a proposal.

The purpose the solicitation is for the rehabilitation of approximately nine miles of the existing levee by excavating at least two feet of the existing dispersive clay soil and replacing it with imported clay that is not dispersive. Contractors are responsible for finding soils that meet the Contract requirements as well as disposing of removed soils.

The Request for Proposal will be issued in February 2022. The solicitation will close, and proposals will be due March 2022.

A contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR Parts 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) & 36 (Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts), using Best Value Tradeoff procedure. This solicitation will be issued as

191BWC22R0002.

Project Description: The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and transportation as described in the specifications. The major construction efforts include, but are not limited to, the following tasks:

• Surveying the site before, during, and after construction

• Preparation of right of way

• Excavation of the existing levee into benches and hauling off the existing material

• Placement and compaction of nondispersive clay to the final lines and grades

• Removal of existing approach slab and floodgate

• Construction of stoplogs and associated storage pads and sheds

• Construction of gabions and Reno mattresses

• Raising existing concrete floodwall

• Installation of RCP

• Removal and reconstruction of existing concrete headwall

• Modifications to existing slide gates

• Construction of concrete slope drains

• Construction of riprap

• Removal of saltcedar

• Excavation and reshaping of drain

• Construction of topsoil for erosion control

• Construction of aggregate roadway surface

• Removal of existing vehicular gates

• Construction of new vehicular gates

• Construction of guardrails, handrails, and chicanes

• Installation of signs

• Removal of encroachments

• Revegetation of the site after construction

• Maintenance of revegetation

• The final product shall be capable of or shall meet the requirements of FEMA 44 CFR §65.10 for flood control.

The work covers both incorporated and unincorporated areas of El Paso County, Texas and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Work within New Mexico is subject to New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax. Entrances to the work area are only from Borderland Road, Country Club Road, Frontera Road, Sunland Park Drive, and Racetrack Drive which may affect the sizes and types of equipment being used. The work runs parallel to homes and public parks.

The work is in El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico. A site visit date will be listed in the solicitation. The Contract will be firm-fixed price.

The magnitude of the project is estimated at over $10,000,000.

All work shall be completed within one thousand one hundred and ten (1,110) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed.

• Eight hundred seventy (870) calendar days are allotted for construction.

• Reseeding and establishment of vegetation shall be completed within two hundred forty

(240) calendar days of completion of construction.

• The final paperwork for closeout of the Contract shall be completed within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of substantial completion of the construction.

The time for revegetation and completion of final paperwork is included in the one thousand one hundred and ten (1,110) calendar days. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $39.5M.

As of 2012 All contractors/vendors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management database (SAM).

A contract award will be made to the responsible vendor whose proposal, conforming to the Request for Proposal, will be the most advantageous to the Government, using Best Value Tradeoff procedures.

A Bid Bond in the amount of 20% is required.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals prior to award. Offerors are advised an award is anticipated without discussions or any contact concerning the proposals received, but the government reserves the right to negotiation of a fair and reasonable price. Offerors should not assume they would be contacted, or afforded the opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals.

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice. The Solicitation will include information on how to obtain the plans and specifications. All responsible sources may submit a bid proposal to be considered by the Agency.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY DO NOT

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AGAINST THIS NOTICE

The Request for Proposal will be issued in February 2022. The solicitation will close, and proposals will be due March 2022. A contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR Parts 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) & 36 (Construction and Architect-Eng...